R 050001Z SEP 06FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)TO AL ALMAR(UC)UNCLASSIFIED//ALMAR 035/06MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//SUBJ/VOTER AWARENESS//GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION IS FAST APPROACHING.REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LET THEIR VOICES BEHEARD BY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. VOTING IS A RIGHT THATDEFINES OUR NATION AS A DEMOCRACY, BUT SOME TAKE THIS RIGHT FORGRANTED. I ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIANMARINES TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF VOTING.2. TO VOTE, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED. IF YOU ARE DEPLOYED ORRESIDING OUTSIDE YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCY, YOU MUST COMPLETE AFEDERAL POST CARD APPLICATION (FPCA) TO REGISTER. ALL ELIGIBLEVOTERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SHOULD IMMEDIATELY COMPLETE ANDSEND THE FPCA TO YOUR STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS. IF YOU ARESTATESIDE, YOU HAVE UNTIL 15 SEP 2006. IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILYMEMBERS HAVE NOT ALREADY CONTACTED YOUR VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER(VAO), I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO NOW OR VISIT ONE OF YOUR BASE VOTINGACTIVITIES/BOOTHS DURING ARMED FORCES VOTING WEEK, 3-9 SEP 2006.LOCAL VAO'S WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS.3. I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE MARINE CORPS VOTING WEBPAGE ATWWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/VOTING. THE SITE OFFERS A WEALTH OFINFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO REGISTER, HOW TO OBTAIN YOURABSENTEE BALLOT, HOW TO COMPLETE THE FPCA, AS WELL AS HOW TO CONTACTAND OBTAIN INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES.4. OUR COUNTRY, OUR LEADERS, OUR CHOICE! VOTE!5. SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//